みず
水
　
を
え
得
　
た
うお
魚

expression, noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. someone who is in their element, fish that has found water.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
みず
水
　
を
え
得
　
た
うお
魚
 水を得た魚 みずをえたうお

Contained Kanji Breakdown

water
みず　スイ　み (1st, N5)
gain, get, find
トク　え.る　う.る (4th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to get, complacent, to obstruct
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
fish
さかな　ギョ　うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ